Rob Flack
Rob Flack | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness | |
| Assumed office June 11, 2024 | |
| Associate Minister of Housing | |
| In office September 4, 2023 – June 6, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Thanigasalam |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office June 29, 2022 – September 4, 2023 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Yurek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26th, 1958 Guelph, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Denise Flack |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Dorchester |
| Profession | Businessman, politician, farmer |
Robert James Flack MPP (born June 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and farmer who currently serves as the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness. He represents the southwest Ontario riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London since his election in the 2022 provincial election. Before running for office, Flack was President and CEO of Masterfeeds, a Canadian national animal nutrition business.
Parliamentary roles
- Member, Standing Committee on the Interior (August 10, 2022 – September 26, 2023).[1]
- Associate Minister of Housing (September 4, 2023 – June 6, 2024)[1]
- Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (June 11, 2024 – present)[1]
Electoral record
| 2022 Ontario general election: Elgin—Middlesex—London | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Flack | 22,369 | 51.08 | −4.38 | $91,316 | |||
| New Democratic | Andy Kroeker | 7,973 | 18.21 | −13.86 | $40,974 | |||
| Liberal | Heather Jackson | 7,618 | 17.40 | +10.09 | $24,316 | |||
| New Blue | Matt Millar | 2,238 | 5.11 | $11,355 | ||||
| Green | Amanda Stark | 2,043 | 4.67 | +0.82 | $3,085 | |||
| Ontario Party | Brigitte Belton | 1,092 | 2.49 | $7,006 | ||||
| Freedom | Dave Plumb | 261 | 0.60 | +0.07 | $0 | |||
| Consensus Ontario | Malichi Malé | 197 | 0.45 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,791 | 99.46 | +0.44 | $137,656 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 236 | 0.54 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,027 | 44.78 | -14.67 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,075 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.74 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2021 Canadian federal election: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arielle Kayabaga | 25,308 | 36.88 | -6.08 | $91,373.14 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Flack | 22,273 | 32.46 | +4.53 | $114,644.53 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawna Lewkowitz | 16,858 | 24.57 | +3.22 | $72,003.76 | |||
| People's | Mike McMullen | 3,409 | 4.97 | +3.33 | $17,546.25 | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 773 | 1.13 | +0.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,621 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 517 | 0.74 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 69,138 | 68.49 | -3.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,947 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[2] | ||||||||
Cabinet posts
References
- ^ a b c "Hon. Rob Flack". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
